The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-13


that Pomona will have one of the best
mills ON the Peninsula.
The first strawberries of the season
were on sale at w. P. Murray's store on
yesterday. They were very fine. and
sold for fifty cents per quart. We took
good look at them, and as soon as
they get down 10 10 cents per quart we
intend investing a couple of nickels.
The Putnam House is almost full of
guests. and to-day one hundred and sew
enty-five guests are quartered there.
Every body about the house is happy, the
proprietor and attaches, on account of
count of the excellent care taken Of
them.
Yesterday Deputy Sheriff Perry ar
rested Joe Chapman and Paul Shock
man, two negroes, who were charged
with breaking into the house of Mr.. Thos
Holden, who lives about three miles from
town. The thieves secured gold watch,
SEQ in money, and some other articles.
We learn that the men confessed TO the
robbery, and are now in Jail awaiting a
preliminary trial.
Mr.. John Gresham, while fighting a
woods fire at his place near WeIaka, on
Friday, had his horse killed while he WAS
riding him, by falling tree, and came
near losing his own life. 1t was a very
narrow escape, and while Mr.. Gresham
Is somewhat hurt and bruised he is get
ting along finely, and thanks his stars
that he got off as lightly as he did.
Yesterday the new fire alarm bell was
hung in the tower erected for that pur-
pose over the engine house. The bell is
a very large one, weighing 800 pounds,
of clear tone and can be easily heard in
OF great use in the event of fire, and
in the absence of a we'll organized fire
department 1t will quickly draw our
citizens together.
From far off Texas we occasionally
hear of our old friend S. III. Royal, and
il is always the same news: he having
Just brought some viOlatOr of the United
States postal law to justice. Royal is de-
veloping into IA first-class detective, and
he is doing some splendid work for the
Government. We are always glad to
hear of his success, and are confident
that he will make one of the best post
office inspectors in the service of Uncle
Samuel.
Elsewhere this morning will be found
the advertisement of Palatka College of
Music, located on Lemon street opposite
the EXPIRES Office. Miss Alice Cameron
has worked up a splendid class of schol-
airs, and now calls to her assistance Miss
Kate Dickerman, young lady just from
Troy, y. Y, and fresh from the famous
Boston Conservatory of Music. The
college is in the hands of the most com
petent teachers, and all desiring music
taught after the most approved manner,
would do we'll to patrOnize this growing
institution.
An Observant correspondent writing
from Havana says: The Cuban hotel
register has more columns than those of
tne ne IESI Shows tne FIFttiu
ie EHtrddO, or date of arrival; the next
NOmbreS, the name; then the NdHtur-
diiddd, or nationality; next, RPsiieHiciu,
residence; and the column comes which
will not be filled out by American ladies',
il must show the Eddi age; then next
is peculiar it is headed ESfd,io, desiring
to show your state, married or single:
the one following must show your pro-
fesSion, the one after that PrOcedsHcid,
TO indicate where you proceed after de-
departure; next Frechd de SdIitid. tells
the date of departure; and the last one,
NtmerO de Oreien, gives the number of
guests. Each name on the register is re-
quired to have a five cent revenue stamp
affixed by the proprietor" The report
ers who have to copy the arrivals must
have something of a picnic.